Tag Archives: Uganda

By Chris Agwokotho Odubi The population of the gorillas  in Bwindi Impenetrable  National Park  is at a  minimum of  400 according to the current census  by the Uganda  Wild Life Authority,  International  Gorilla Conservation Program(IGCP), Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) in DRC  and RDB in Rwanda. The results …

By Ronald Musoke Ugandans will only benefit from its oil and gas resources if the country’s Parliament comes up with a nationalistic oil and gas legal regime which is futuristic and inter-generational to ensure transparency and accountability. According to Arthur Benomugisha, the executive director of the Advocates Coalition on Development …

Kampala, Uganda | Joan Akello| Hon. Justice Julia Sebutinde at the dinner held in her honour won the Uganda Law Society Outstanding Award as the first Ugandan Judge at the International Court of Justice at the Hague on 19th Oct. Her speech was specifically delivered to female lawyers though even males …

Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| A recent report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a South African investment bank has ranked Uganda eighth among the best ten African nations with high consumption potential. The report entitled, “Where to Invest in Africa,” says when consumer-facing multinational companies such as super market chains and …

By Ronald Musoke In a move that perhaps recognizes the economic clout that Ugandans living and working abroad hold in Uganda’s economy today, Bank of Uganda together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently initiated a feasibility study to find out if they (Ugandans) are willing to invest in …

Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| The Climate Change Unit in the Ministry of Water and Environment is in the process of initiating a national Climate Change Policy before the end of the year according to a top Ministry of Water and Environment official. The Climate Change Unit was created by the …

  By Ronald Musoke The president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has advised Uganda to exploit her oil and natural gas resources in an optimal manner if the country is to avoid repeating the mistakes the first generation African oil and gas producers like Nigeria have made over …

By Jimmy Siya A day to the closure of the Umeme Initial Public Offer (IPO), the sale of shares, David Alderton the Corporate Development Manager announced the intentions of the International Financial Corporation to buy Umeme Shares. The corporate Advisor African Alliance Brokers, William Nyakatura says there has been a …

By Aloysious Kasoma Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has blamed the corruption allegations in the prime minister’s office as Museveni’s problem. Mao said that the source of corruption is Museveni and his NRM party where his removal could play a significant role in the fight against corruption. “His removal is …

By Aloysious Kasoma Former Luwero woman MP, Brenda Nabukenya staged a political rally in Luwero to communicate her next move after the high court nullified her from the seat and ordered for fresh elections. The High Court in Kampala ordered for fresh elections following the rule by Justice Vicente Zeukerize …